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• Lloyds customers warned to get free £200 cash before midnight

  09-12-2024 18:07 via express.co.uk
  
  Lloyds Bank customers need to move quick to get a free £200 cash boost.
  
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• Martin Lewis issues final warning to get free £150 or £200 before Christmas

  09-12-2024 17:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has issued a final warning to get paid up to £200 before Christmas.
  
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• Labour’s ‘planning laws reform’ is really an attack on local democracy | Simon Jenkins

  09-12-2024 17:18
  
  People should have a say in their surroundings. But in its bid to build 1.5m homes, the government has left them powerlessAll proper democracies have two tiers, central and local. They are equally vital, but in England the second tier is all but dead. Local democracy has been crippled by Whitehall since Margaret Thatcher’s rate-capping in the 1980s and councils became cash-strapped agencies of central government. There are now fewer councillors in Britain than there are local councils in F
  
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• Cost of buying average home in England now unaffordable, warns ONS

  09-12-2024 16:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Only richest 10% can afford to buy as figures show average household needs 8.6 times disposable income to meet asking priceOnly the richest 10% of households can afford to buy an average-priced home in England, according to official figures that lay bare the scale of Britain’s broken housing market.Highlighting the result of decades of house price growth that has outstripped household incomes, the Office for National Statistics said the cost of buying a home was “unaffordable”
  
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• HMRC sending tax warning letters to anyone earning over £1,700

  09-12-2024 15:51 via express.co.uk
  
  From January online platforms like eBay, Vinted, Airbnb and Just Eat will start sending records of your income directly to the taxman.
  
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• DWP leaves thousands of savers waiting months for their pension cash

  09-12-2024 15:39 via express.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pensioners who have tried to transfer savings out of overseas investments have been left waiting for their cash over 'money laundering' fears.
  
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• State Pension age change compensation update for WASPI women

  09-12-2024 15:21 via express.co.uk
  
  The update could come as 'soon' as next week.
  
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• Five easy ways to make quick cash before Christmas

  09-12-2024 13:18 via express.co.uk
  
  A financial expert has shared her top tips, ahead of what is a very expensive time of year for many.
  
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• HMRC savings limit warning as £10,000 puts account at risk

  09-12-2024 13:13 via express.co.uk
  
  Savers have been warned they could face a tax charge against their account from HMRC.
  
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• Pensioners claiming in these years can boost State Pension with HMRC check

  09-12-2024 13:04 via express.co.uk
  
  If you were claiming one type of benefit in certain years extra cash can be added to your pension pot with a simple HMRC check.
  
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• Rachel Reeves shoots economy in foot AGAIN as Budget triggers jobs meltdown

  09-12-2024 12:30 via express.co.uk
  
  This morning we learned that businesses stopped hiring the moment chancellor Rachel Reeves made it more expensive to employ staff. Who expected that?
  
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• People in the UK: tell us what your hopes and concerns are for your finances in 2025

  09-12-2024 10:19 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from people in the UK and what they predict will happen to their finances next yearWe want to find out more about how people in the UK feel about the state of their finances and what the new year might bring for them.What are your hopes and concerns for your finances in 2025? Are you hoping to get promoted or change jobs? Are you starting a family and worried about how you will manage? Perhaps you have been unemployed and will be returning to work next year. What will this
  
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• If you thought energy firm horror stories were frightening – wait until you hear about the insurers

  09-12-2024 09:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Scary tales of months of claims misery after earthquakes, storms, floods, leaks and firesMy occasional three-act suspense dramas on the antics of energy firms may have left you cold, but I’ve now adapted the thriller tales of insurance customers for the stage. These really will keep you awake at night. Continue reading...
  
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